Claim · E-018
Luis Elizondo: Claims that when he was at the Pentagon, UAP reports to his office were increasing while resources were minimal and the interest of senior leadership was almost nil, and that in one episode the objects came within a few meters of a U.S. fighter jet.
Luis Elizondo · May 3, 2021 · Complaint to the DoD Office of Inspector General (64 pages, filed on May 3, 2021; excerpts reported by Politico and included in FOIA release DODIG-2022-000313) (Document)
Direct knowledge Sightings, video, sensors
Partly verified
The increase in incursions is acknowledged by the Pentagon and the scarcity of resources is consistent with the Navy emails, while it remains disputed whether an AATIP office under his charge existed, and the fighter jet episode is not publicly documented.
- Original words
UAP reporting to our office was increasing, yet our resources were minimal
- In support
- In 2019, Pentagon spokeswoman Susan Gough linked the videos to an increase in incursions into training ranges (New York Times, cited by Wikipedia); the Navy's 2019 email confirms that the work had no funding lines or significant resources.
- Against or denials
- Since 2019 the DoD has maintained that Elizondo had no assigned responsibilities in AATIP; no public document describes the fighter jet episode.
Sources
- DoD Office of Inspector General, FOIA release DODIG-2022-000313 (with the 2017 resignation letter and a copy of the Politico article of May 26, 2021) (primary source)
- Wikipedia – “Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program” (cross-reference) (other)
- DoD, FOIA 25-F-2554 – documents on Elizondo 2017–2019 (emails, letter of June 5, 2019, replies from the Navy and the press office) (primary source)
On this site
People 1
Claims 2
- Luis Elizondo: Claims to have directed for almost a decade a sensitive aerospace threat identification program (AATIP)… Disputed
- Luis Elizondo: In the resignation letter he claims that there is overwhelming evidence, classified and unclassified, of… Unverifiable
Documents 1
- The Inspector General's emails on Elizondo and the Pentagon's official line (2021) Original available
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